When talking about the Rujak Senthe motif, we can be sure that people will closely associate it with the Udan Liris motif. It is true that these two motifs at first glance look very similar. Both have the same motif contours, namely slopes or diagonals consisting of at least 7 main micro motifs, namely flames, half kawung, palm banji, Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Rujak Senthe
Month: September 2020
Indonesian Batik Motif Hong Bird
The Hong bird or popularly known as the Phoenix Bird is one of the batik motifs most often applied to a cloth. The Hong bird on a batik cloth does not identify a place or an area of origin for a batik motif. However, from its history, the hong bird motif came from the north coast of Java Island, such as Cirebon and Pekalongan. This occurred due to trade shifts, where traders from Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Hong Bird
Indonesian Batik Motif Truntum
One of the most popular Javanese traditional batik motifs is the truntum batik motif. Truntum is taken from the word tumaruntum which means to grow. Physically, this truntum batik is depicted with small, typical motifs like stars and is usually depicted on one piece of sogan brown batik cloth. This motif, which originates from the Surakarta Sunanate, has a long history Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Truntum
Indonesian Batik Motif Wayang Arjuna
Wayang is one of the oldest characterization stories and stories that have ever existed in the archipelago or Indonesia. This is also a cultural acculturation that has entered since the introduction of the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism in the archipelago. One of the hundreds of famous puppet characters is the figure of Arjuna. Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Wayang Arjuna
Indonesian Batik Motif Cuwiri
Batik motif Cuwiri comes from Surakarta or Solo which is usually used in commemorating the baby’s seventh month or mitoni (seven-month ceremony). Cuwiri itself literally means small pieces in Javanese Sanskrit. The shape of this Cuwiri is described as a gunungan or what is called a “meru” ornament. The word Meru is taken from the word Semeru, one of the highest Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Cuwiri
Indonesian Batik Motif Yuyu Sekandang
Batik motif Yuyu Sekandang comes from Surakarta or Solo which is usually used in the birth ceremony of a baby or mitoni or seven monthly ceremony. In the custom, a person who is 7 months pregnant wears or replaces 7 kinds of custom cloth, one of which is Yuyu Sekandang. This is meant so that later the mother’s relationship process will Continue reading Indonesian Batik Motif Yuyu Sekandang